Hans Lindberg
Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson (born 1 August 1981) is a Danish handball player of Icelandic descent for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team. He has played the second most matches for the Danish national team, and measured in years he has the record for longest time on the national team ever as well as oldest player for the Danish team.
| Hans Lindberg | |||
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Hans Lindberg with HSV Hamburg in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson | ||
| Born |
1 August 1981 Høje-Taastrup, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2005 | Team Helsinge | ||
2005–2007 | Viborg HK | ||
2007–2016 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2016–2024 | Füchse Berlin | ||
2024– | HØJ Elite | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003– | Denmark | 299 | (805) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 29. January 2024 | |||
He won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national team. He currently plays for Füchse Berlin.
He is of Icelandic descent as both of Lindberg's parents, Tómas Erling Lindberg and Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, are Icelandic. His parents played handball in Iceland with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. He had Icelandic citizenship until he was 18. His paternal grandparents immigrated to Iceland from Suduroy on the Faroe Islands in the mid-1940s.
He is sometimes referred to as the Icelander on the Danish national team in Icelandic media. He understands Icelandic in conversation but is unable or refuses to speak Icelandic when speaking to media.